In an op-ed in today's Tampa Tribune, BJC Director Brent Walker responds to a Florida billboard campaign using flawed history and dubious quotes attributed to George Washington and others in denouncing the separation of church and state.
When those with an agenda cherry-pick – and completely make up – quotes from our founders, they do a disservice to all. There is a remarkable irony when a group claiming its support for historical accuracy fabricates a statement and attributes it to the nation's first president. For example, one of the billboards quotes President George Washington as saying, "It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible." As reported, the billboard organizers admit there is no proof Washington ever said this.
